Box Account Creation

Account Details

The following are the settings specified when an account is created:

Requirements

1. Must use first.last@tufts.edu as their login address
   • May not change their address after account creation, will require an administrator if their name changes
2. Must have an eligible AD account in the tufts.ad.tufts.edu domain
3. Must have a functioning password for active directory, and will observe the same lockout/eligibility behavior
4. Local passwords must be 8 characters, with a number, special character, uppercase letter.
   • No minimum or maximum password age, no password history

Created Accounts

1. Tufts email accounts are able to self-provision their accounts
2. Joining the tufts.box.com cloud will initiate an email to box.net brand administrators as a daily digest
3. Users are allowed
   • Unlimited "Box Sync" applications (options are 0,1,2,3,unlimited)
   • Unlimited phone applications (options are 0,1,2,3,unlimited)
   • Unlimited tablet applications (options are 0,1,2,3,unlimited)
   • Unlimited browser applications (only option)
4. Authenticated web sessions have a 30 minute timeout before forcing a new logon. (options are 10,15,30min, 1,2,8,12,24hours)
5. Users can share both folders and files with people who are not Tufts users
   • Permissions on these shares are extended to: Anyone, Tufts.edu only, and identified collaborators of the tufts.edu space
6. New links will default to open (anyone with the link can open the item.) It is possible to restrict this to only @tufts.edu addresses by default.
7. The following shared permissions are enabled
   • Co-Owner (full control)
   • Editor (Read/Write)
   • Viewer/Uploader (Read/Upload, no write/overwrite)
   • Viewer (Read, Download, no write)
   • Uploader (Upload only, no read, no write.)
8. The following shared permissions are disabled to reduce confusion for users
   • Previewer/Uploaded (upload and read only)
   • Previewer (view only, no download)
9. Shared links do not currently expire (default is 60 days)
10. Invited collaborators do not automatically expire (default is 60 days)
11. Deleted items auto-purge after 30 days
12. Notification settings by default are:
    • On upload, Comment, or delete for folders they own
    • upload and comment for folders they've joined
    • Users can specify broader or stricter notifications settings at their account level
13. By default "Sync" is enabled which allows desktop synchronization with Box storage
14. All tufts box users cannot see all other tufts box users for privacy reasons. This is not the default setting, it is not possible to only show unhidden users so all must be hidden.
15. New accounts are by default given a 20gb quota
    • Quota increases up to 50GB can be granted.
    • As of 9/1/2013, Quota increases up to 100GB can be granted.
    • As of 7/12/14, Quota increases up to 150GB can be granted.
16. Users are by default set to GMT -4:00 local time
17. Users are by default set to english for display language